4JE Pros and Cons
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Pros:
Hydroelectricity
no need to burn coal
it can help global warming and not pollute
we are in charge of the 32 turbines that control hydroelectricity
Creates 18,000 megawatts of electricity
Prevent Flooding
saving people's lives
1000 times of flooding before dam
1931 flooding this much of people drowned 145,000 people and 1954, 30,000 in 1998 1,500 people were killed
It use to kill 15million people died in every 5~10 years
Safer for shipping
form a deep channel(660 kilos)that improve the shipping condition in Chongqing
it will be easier for ship to go up and down
the shipping cost will cut off 30% to 37% in Chongqing
the installation of ship locks is intended to increase river shipping from ten million to 100 million tonnes
Famous
about 4,000,000 tourists visiting
can be seen from space
largest dam and also the largest hydroelectricity dam in the world
Cons:
Dangerous
Dynamite danger
20 years of working day and night
breathe bad air
earthquake zone
They might die or go missing
got injured and they got buried
got crushed by rock, truck, or bulldozer
fall off from a high place such as a little building
fall into the river by accident
If the Three Gorges Dam fall in the middle of the constructing it will flood or make a tsunami or earthquake
4JE Pros and Cons
This page will be used to gather information for your project. As you read through material on the Internet and in books, you will record the facts for both pro and con on this page. You will also add the resource for your information through an Internet link or the title of your print resource.
Pros:
Hydroelectricity
- no need to burn coal
- it can help global warming and not pollute
- we are in charge of the 32 turbines that control hydroelectricity
- Creates 18,000 megawatts of electricity
Prevent Flooding- saving people's lives
- 1000 times of flooding before dam
- 1931 flooding this much of people drowned 145,000 people and 1954, 30,000 in 1998 1,500 people were killed
- It use to kill 15million people died in every 5~10 years
Safer for shipping- form a deep channel(660 kilos)that improve the shipping condition in Chongqing
- it will be easier for ship to go up and down
- the shipping cost will cut off 30% to 37% in Chongqing
- the installation of ship locks is intended to increase river shipping from ten million to 100 million tonnes
FamousCons:
Dangerous
- Dynamite danger
- 20 years of working day and night
- breathe bad air
- earthquake zone
They might die or go missingIf the Three Gorges Dam fall in the middle of the constructing it will flood or make a tsunami or earthquake